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Asian shares drift, dollar firms ahead of central bank meetings
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Canada finance minister quits after clash with Trudeau over Trump tariffs, spending
Oil prices in holding pattern ahead of Federal Reserve decision
Date: December 17, 2024
By Colleen Howe BEIJING (Reuters) - Oil prices were range-bound in early Asian trading on Tuesday as investors worried about Chinese demand and awaited further market direction from a U.S. interest...
Britain's Thames Water seeks debt lifeline approval in High Court
Date: December 17, 2024
By Sarah Young and Andres Gonzalez LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Thames Water will attempt to convince a court on Tuesday to approve a 3 billion pound ($3.8 billion) lifeline, one of several hurdles it...
Trump threat pushes risks to Irish economy firmly to downside - central bank
Date: December 17, 2024
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The threat to Ireland's foreign multinational-focused economy and public finances from the incoming U.S. administration has pushed the risks to the country's favourable economic...
Dollar supported as bets on 2025 rate cuts evaporate
Date: December 17, 2024
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar held firm and near recent peaks on Tuesday, on the eve of an expected interest rate cut in the United States, as traders ratchet long-term rate assumptions higher. The...
UK hands water customers bigger payouts for service failures
Date: December 17, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said it was increasing compensation payments for customers whose water supply is temporarily cut off, its latest attempt to improve the water sector after poor service and...
China resident who stole Tesla trade secrets gets 2-year US sentence
Date: December 16, 2024
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - A German-Canadian resident of China was sentenced to 24 months in prison in the U.S. for stealing electric vehicle trade secrets from Tesla for his competing EV battery...